GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
movements of water that flow horizontally in the upper part of the ocean’s surface
A
ocean currents
B
gyre
C
surface currents
D
eddy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horizontal movements are referred to as currents, while vertical changes are called upwellings or downwellings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Waves are nothing but the oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface. Waves are a kind of horizontal movements of the ocean water. They are actually the energy, not the water as such, which moves across the ocean surface. This energy for the waves is provided by the wind.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ocean waters have three kinds of movements: Waves, Tides and Currents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Winds are able to move the top 400 meters of the ocean creating surface ocean currents. Surface ocean currents form large circular patterns called gyres. Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect. creating surface ocean currents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Waves, tides and currents are the major movements of the ocean.

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